Ian Gillan & The Javelins have premiered the lyric video for their cover of ‘Do You Love Me’.

The version of the Berry Gordy Jr. penned track, which was an international hit for The Contours in 1962, appears on Ian Gillan & The Javelins’ self-titled LP.

Cast your eyes on the newly unveiled lyric video here:

55 years after their original formation, the Deep Purple frontman joined forces with his boyhood band The Javelins – consisting of Gordon Fairminer (lead guitar); Tony Tacon (rhyth guitar); Tony Whitfield (bass guitar) and Keith Roach (drums) – in March of this year to lay down their new record.

Paying homage to music greats that influenced them including Chuck Berry, The Drifters, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Charles, Buddy Holly and Bo Diddley, the 16-track album was recorded at the Chameleon Studios in Hamburg over just five days.

Featuring Ian’s Deep Purple bandmate Don Airey as special guest on piano, Ian Gillan & The Javelins took a back to basics approach on their album, shunning new technology and only allowing ‘instruments, microphones, lyrics sheets and memories’ in the studio.

“These contemporary recordings (2018) by The Javelins are drawn from our set lists, circa 1963, when I was 18 years old,” says Ian Gillan.

“Now, a few years later, I have the privilege and joy of working with my old mates from the original group - Gordon Fairminer; Tony Tacon; Tony Whitfield; Keith Roach - as we make a long overdue L.P.”

Ian described the record as “a collection of catchy rhythms and feel-good melodies”.

Reflecting back upon the era, Ian said: “In the early 1960s, you might have seen The Beatles doing Chubby Checker’s ‘Twist and Shout’ at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, or The Rolling Stones doing Chuck Berry’s ‘Come On’ at the Station Hotel in Richmond, and The Javelins doing Howlin’ Wolf’s ‘Smokestack Lightning’ at Wistowe House in Hayes.”

‘Ian Gillan & The Javelins’ will be released on August 31st, 2018 on earMUSIC on CD digipak, 1LP Gatefold (180g, black) and digital formats.

The record is the follow-up to September 1994’s ‘Sole Agency and Representation’ that also featured covers of songs by blues artists and early rock and rollers.

LPSIDE A
1. Do You Love Me
2. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
3. Memphis, Tennessee
4. Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)
5. High School Confidential
6. It’s So Easy!
7. Save The Last Dance For Me
8. Rock and Roll Music